Chapter 1123 Who Knows?

"There's nothing we can do if we don't agree!"

The little fat man smiled bitterly and spread his hands.

"We have no choice but to save Hai Wufeng, right? Is it possible that we really want to rob the prison? You also heard what my grandfather said yesterday. Even he can't do anything. Apart from negotiating terms with the old emperor, do you think I have other options? ?"

Thinking back to Mu Fangli who arrived yesterday, everyone fell silent.

When he learned that Li Chuyi was in trouble, Old Man Mu immediately came to kill him. After several inspections, he confirmed that Li Chuyi was really fine, and then he felt relieved.

But the old man was still angry. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to go to Emperor Yanling to argue. Just at this moment, the imperial edict came. Li Chuyi was fine, but the ninth prince who died tragically was convicted of a serious crime. Not to mention that all his glory was gone. The corpse was buried with royal rites only because the old emperor "remembered the past family ties". Li Chuyi stopped talking about it, and Mu Fangli even thought of it as a sneer and asked the eunuch who passed the order His face was very strange, and he didn't know what expression to make.

Knowing that King Zhenxi was busy ransacking his house and had no time to come over, Mu Fangli immediately wanted to step in and order a "surprise gift" for his grandson. When the eunuch said that King Zhenxi would come to see him off in person afterwards, he gave up and left before leaving. When the eunuch's face almost cramped, his steps were so hurried that he wanted to fly away from him immediately.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Chuyi embellished Hai Wufeng's story and told Mu Fangli. The result was not as expected by Yuwen Taihao. Old Mu looked embarrassed. Although he did not refuse, his eyes said everything.

After updating Li Chuyi about Dayan's past events, Mu Fangli tactfully expressed his helplessness. Finally, he told Li Chuyi not to interfere, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings and get into trouble.

Mu Fangli's attitude was actually quite understandable to Li Chuyi. Back then, King Jinsheng was so powerful that even the Mu family looked down upon them. The Hai family even suppressed the Nalan family under the Mu family. For the first time, he refused to give face to the Nalan family or even humiliated the Nalan family in public. This was tantamount to slapping the Mu family in a different direction. It was strange that Mu Fangli, the head of the family at the time, was so angry.

Hai Wufeng and Li Chuyi were familiar with each other, which was not a reason for Mu Fangli to help. Especially when he learned that Li Chuyi was determined to save people for Yu Yao, he shook his head a hundred times.

At the same time, he also vaguely pointed out the same doubts as Emperor Yanling, fearing that Hai Wufeng was really King Jinsheng's evil seed. If King Jinsheng's unclean remnants were brought up again, Dayan would not be peaceful. .

In his words, this is a major matter of the country. Let alone Li Chuyi, who is just a prince, even if he is the prince or even Emperor Yan, he must not condone this matter. He would rather kill him by mistake than let it go.

After rejecting Mu Dong's invitation to stay, Li Chu immediately sat down on the chair after Mu Fangli took the people away, feeling as big as his head or two.

He has never met King Jinsheng, but from the attitudes of these people, he can feel how deep the shadow left by King Jinsheng is, and all of this is now on Hai Wufeng, an insignificant remnant of the Hai family. He became a target and almost everyone wanted him dead.

If it weren't for Yu Yao, Li Chuyi really wouldn't want to deal with this mess. Hai Wufeng and him are old acquaintances, but their friendship has not reached that level. He will die if he dies. At most, he will give him two sticks of incense during festivals in the future, and he will not have to endure the grievances and have no choice but to make an exchange. .

I originally hoped that Emperor Yanling could punish him for some crime so that he could have a reason to reject Yuwen Taihao's proposal. But now it's better. First, the eunuch delivered the edict, and today Yuwen Taihao personally came to convey Emperor Yanling's wishes. Li Chuyi really wanted to refuse, but imagining Yu Yao, he could only swallow his words and nodded in agreement. Come down.

As for how this works, he doesn't need to worry about it yet. Yuwen Taihao promised to mediate and let him stay well and choose an auspicious day to prepare to enter the palace to meet the saint. This date should not be too close, so as not to appear impatient and disadvantaged. Yuwen Taihao will consider the details and communicate with him when the time is right.

In this regard, Li Chuyi also expressed his understanding. Emperor Yanling guessed what they were thinking, and even though he didn't get all the answers, he guessed most of them. It was one thing to avoid being impatient, but more importantly, Yuwen Taihao wanted to distance himself from the relationship as much as possible. Even though Emperor Yanling had already said it was okay, he did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

The Sacred Heart is unpredictable, and being careless will only cost you your own life.

Therefore, Li Chuyi's decision today did not go beyond the expectations of Li Sinian and others. Li Chuyi didn't hide anything from them, and they knew Li Chuyi's character and obsession, so they were not surprised, just a little awkward.

"How do you look like an emperor?"

Li Sinian looked at the little fat man strangely, from head to toe and then from toe to head. The more he looked, the more he shook his head in shock.

Rolling his eyes, the little fat man said angrily: "I didn't say I would be a prince, I just promised him to be the eldest prince, and then negotiated with the old emperor, and I will be the prince after he promised to let the sea be calm. In addition, wait As soon as Hai Wufeng is out of trouble, we will evacuate immediately. Does the prince love him? Who cares? I don’t want to do such a life-threatening job!"

"No, are you really not moved at all?"

Li Sinian didn't believe it.

"Prince, the future Emperor Yan, the entire Dayan belongs to you, are you really willing to give up?"

"Is there anything strange?"

The little fat man stared at him.

"Uncle Fourth, what are you practicing for?"

Li Sinian was startled and said casually: "Of course it's to become an immortal and live forever!"

"Then it's over!"

Shrugging his shoulders, the little fat man said: "We are all cultivators. The purpose of cultivation is to live a few more years as a god. Does the size of Dayan's territory have anything to do with becoming a god? Is it meaningful to become the emperor of Dayan and command the world? What will you have when you become a god? When you stand in front of the emperor of Dayan, won't he have to kneel down to you? In order to protect your safety on the road of cultivation, you can join or create a force, there is no problem. But don't forget that the purpose of doing these is to cultivate yourself, not to dominate the world and become the ancestor or the emperor. That is the extravagant desire of ordinary people, not ours!"

"It is not what we should do to insist on seeking for power. It is putting the cart before the horse. We cultivate to transcend the mundane world, not to tie ourselves up tighter! Don't you see how many people ascended to become gods when Dayan dominated for thousands of years? I admit that the Dayan Dynasty founded by Yuwen Wuji and Mu Qiming is indeed It is really awesome, but think about it from another angle. If they hadn't thought so much back then, and had developed according to normal circumstances, the Yuwen family and the Mu family might still be two small families in the human world, but these two families might not have no immortals, and other clans and sects in the human world might not have been so unavailable to immortals as they are now! "

"So I always feel that these two people are very contradictory, both great men and sinners. It was they who made the Yuwen family and the Mu family stand at the top of the human world, but it was also they who sealed the immortal gates above the top, causing so many immortals to ascend to the sky and watch themselves grow old day by day, until they died with regrets at the end of their lifespans, leaving behind legends of glorious lives but bleak endings in the world. Do you think this is interesting?"

Li Chuyi rarely said such serious words, and several people were deeply touched by what they heard, and they all bowed their heads in deep thought without saying a word.

Although some of these words were biased, they were generally correct. The world of cultivators is so contradictory. They gather together for their own cultivation path. When more people gather, classes and rights will be formed. Classes and rights bring security and benefits. Benefits can make oneself progress faster but make others jealous.

So, disputes arise, wars are everywhere, and individuals and forces actively or forced to participate. Countless clans rise and fall, and countless cultivators disappear into thin air, but they can't stop, because this is a dead cycle that can never be stopped once it starts, and no one can break free.

Now, the throne of Dayan is in front of Li Chuyi, which can almost be said to be within his reach, but he dare not accept it. Because even if he has the original soul, the "Tao Canon" and even a trace of chaos, he dare not guarantee that he will not lose himself in the beauty of power and lose his original heart.

Moreover, he is very self-aware. He knows very well that he is not the material for doing such big things. It's okay to let him be a small landlord and a young master, but if he lets him run a big family, nine out of ten will be ruined. It doesn't matter if the family is broken, but he doesn't want to take the responsibility for the death of the people.

This job can be done by a Taoist priest, but unfortunately the Taoist priest sees it more clearly than him and will sneer at it like him. They are people standing outside the dead loop, watching the stupid geese chasing each other in circles in the dead loop, how can they jump into it and become one of them?

Li Sinian is a casual cultivator, and he can't say that he is starving and cold, but his life in the past was not very good, so he was relatively slow to accept Li Chuyi's ideas.

Fang Junnan and Liu Mingxiu were born in a wealthy family. They have been accustomed to the intrigues between factions since childhood, and coupled with the warmth and coldness of human feelings they saw when they eloped, they were the fastest to agree with Li Chuyi's ideas.

As Li Chuyi said, no matter how powerful you are, no matter if you are the emperor of the world, no matter how high you stand in the human world, can you compare with the gods?

They are cultivators, extraordinary people between immortals and mortals. It is inevitable that they are entangled in the trivialities of the world, but turning around and clinging to them is indeed putting the cart before the horse.

At the same time, Yuwen Taihao had just returned to the Zhenxi Palace and sat down in his study. Before he could catch his breath, the monk appeared in front of him again quietly, as if he had been standing there all the time. No one could tell how he got in.

"Master, you have been here quite frequently these two days. Aren't you afraid that my brother will find out?" Yuwen Taihao said indifferently, not at all surprised by the monk's appearance.

The monk smiled casually: "Thinking of it is rare, but being tired of it is frequent. It is because the prince's mood has changed, not because I come here frequently."

"Haha, Master, you are always right, and I can't argue with you."

After a light smile, Yuwen Taihao's expression turned serious.

"Master, why did you come here today? Are you here to check on the matter entrusted to me? Then you came at the right time. I just came back from Li Chuyi and the things have been handed over to him. As for whether to use them or not, haha, that is not something I can control."

The monk smiled and shook his head.

"Your Highness, that's not right. I have always believed in you, so I won't do those things. As for whether to use it or not, it's up to fate. I have never forced it, let alone forced you to do anything. Everything is fate and karma, and it can't be forced. I came here today to visit you. Yesterday, you were angry, and I was afraid that your old injury would relapse, so I came here to give you medicine. I hope you can sympathize with my painstaking efforts."

As he said this, he waved his hand, and a jade box exactly the same as yesterday slowly fell in front of Yuwen Taihao. It opened by itself without waiting for him to touch it, and a brown-red pill with a hint of blood appeared in it.

Without looking at the pill, Yuwen Taihao stared at the monk's eyes, and nodded gently after a moment.

"Master, you are thoughtful, and I am deeply grateful."

"Your Highness, you are too kind. You and I are of the same blood and we are all working together for the great cause of the people. How can I sit back and watch Your Highness suffer? This is what I should do."

After saying this, the monk paused, his smile remained unchanged, and his pupils shrank slightly.

"However, I do have something to ask you. Based on Your Highness's understanding of the child, how likely do you think he is to use the elixir on himself?"

Yuwen Taihao laughed: "Isn't it just up to fate?"

The monk was not embarrassed, and smiled: "You know my Buddhist heart, I'm just curious."

"Is that so."

Nodding ambiguously, Yuwen Taihao smiled indifferently.

"I'm curious too, but who knows, haha."